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Rhode Island County ss Personally appeared the Subscribers Gordon Thory
& Dorcas his wife acknowledged the with in Written Instrument
to be their true Intentions act and Deed hand and Seale there unto
set the Day and Year within Written before me John [illegible] Jp
The above and fore going Deed was Recorded the 8th Day of Oct 1764
By Joseph Coryates Regr
To all People To Whome this Presents shall Come
I Joseph Manton of Charlestown in County of Rhode Island County and being
of sound mind and body do make this Deed of Sale for the sum of [illegible] paid to me in
hand by the said [illegible] of the town of [illegible] and my agreeance that I shall convey
to him the land that I claim of the town of [illegible] and thing said by [illegible] of the town of
[illegible] County of Rhode Island in the [illegible] and of the [illegible] and of the [illegible]
[illegible] and my [illegible] that I will enter into a covenant and bind myself and my heirs and of my body
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Charlestown January the 1st Anno Domi 1764
[illegible]
Joseph Manton for my Lord my King George and Queen Charlotte by these presents do
grant to and will have the said Bastie Wickham with his Heirs and Assigns that piece of Land situ[ated] in the
said town ship of [illegible] the same being size and Bound[ed] as follows viz the said piece of Land is situt[ed]
Lying and being in said town [illegible] and is bound[ed] as follows viz in the North by [illegible] in the South
by [illegible] and in the East by [illegible] and in the West by [illegible] in the North by [illegible]
in my Lord the King's province of New York and New Jersey Voluntarily to grant Bargain and Sale conveyed
to confirm the said Bargain and Sale given in Manner and form as laid out that is to wit a piece
of Land between the North and South lines of the said town ship from time to time and at times from time
from time to time and Value thereof the said Person Levi Unity [illegible] a [illegible] and many other
men of the company for the same the said demise and bargain and Sale [illegible]
to appertain unto him and his heirs and assigns and every other rights acquired associated and declared of
of form and all and appurtenances of it and any others of or about the grants bargain and Sale
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Name or Nature however the more in any Manner [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
as aforesaid Deed Furthermore the said Joseph Manton for my Lord the King George and
Queen Charlotte by this covenant and agree that the above demise and bargain to him the said Bastie Wickham
his Heirs and Assigns shall run the said the same [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
forever to the better assurance of the said demise and bargain to the said David [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Deed as more conveniently set forth in the said Indenture hereunto annexed
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The Origin of Your Sovereign Lord George the Third by the grace of god King of
Great Britain etc
Sealed and delivered in Presence of
John Jordan
Henry Ward
To Joseph M. Man Seal
[illegible]
The above Deed foregoing
Deed was recorded the
Twenty sixth day of April
A.D. 1764
By Joseph Hoppy clk
[illegible]
Newport March 21st 1764
Personally appeared the within named Joseph Manton
and acknowledged the within Indenture out by him
Executed to be his Act and Deed Before
Henry Word Just Peace